The Top 5 Youngest Oscar Winners for Best Actress

  Actress Age Film Year
1 Marlee Matlin 21 years, 218 days Children of a Lesser God 1986
2 Janet Gaynor 22 years, 222 days 7th Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise 1927/28
3 Joan Fontaine 24 years, 127 days Suspicion 1941
4 Audrey Hepburn 24 years, 325 days Roman Holiday 1953
5 Jennifer Jones 25 years The Song of Bernadette 1943
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Sources:  Academy Awards Database

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Youngest Oscar Winners for Best Actress

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